Rhanterium is a genus of dwarf-shrubs in the tribe Inuleae within the family Asteraceae growing in the deserts of the Middle East and northern Africa.[1][2][3]

Rhanterium
Rhanterium epapposum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Asteroideae
Tribe: Inuleae
Genus: Rhanterium
Desf.
Type species
Rhanterium suaveolens
Species[4][5][6]

References

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  1. ^ Dictionnaire des sciences naturels. Levrault, Schoell. 1827. pp. 312–314.
  2. ^ Desfontaines, René Louiche. 1791. Flora Atlantica 2: 291-292 in Latin
  3. ^ Desfontaines, René Louiche. 1791. Flora Atlantica 2: plate 240 full-page line drawing of Rhanterium suaveolens
  4. ^ Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist Archived 2014-11-06 at archive.today
  5. ^ The Plant List search for Rhanterium
  6. ^ Flora of Qatar, Rhanterium epapposum Oliv.
  7. ^ "Rhanterium suaveolens". Sahara-nature (in French).